Takeshi Kitano: Destroy All Yakuza on MUBI US: [ Ссылка ]
This winter we celebrate the birthday of one of Japan’s great contemporary filmmakers, Takeshi Kitano, with a suite of films devoted to battling the Yakuza. Punctuated by staccato violence yet surprisingly touching, it is still a shock to consider that these films emerged from a celebrity who was best known as a comedian and television host before circumstances led him to not only act in but make his directorial debut with Violent Cop (1989). Both in his on-screen presence as an actor and in his directorial sensibility, Kitano forged a style that was radically distinct from his television comedy: A pared down approach towards genre stories that bordered on minimalism which made moments of humor, bloodshed, and emotion punctuate each story’s evocative restraint.

For our series, we’ve chosen to highlight four cops and criminals-themed films from across Kitano’s career, beginning with his first two movies, which are followed by his sublime Golden Lion winner, Fireworks and concluding with the final entry in his series on the self-destruction of the Yakuza, Outrage.

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